Friday, January 18, 2008

From Forbes

Forbes.com carries a lot of great stories for entrepreneurs. This one about healthcare if particularly good. It shows how small business owners can be agents of change.
http://www.forbes.com/entrepreneurs/2008/01/10/health-care-nfib-ent-law-cx_mf_0110smallbizlobby.html?feed=rss_entrepreneurs

In working with companies in other countries, I've learned that when a company doesn't have the health insurance burden, all that money flows to the bottom line. Our businesses are at a competitive disadvantage.

Thursday, January 17, 2008

Boomer Women Rule

MediaPost has a great article about the amazing power of the women of the Baby Boom generation. The title is "Middle-Age Women Are the Driving Force in Our Society - Better Get Out of the Way." 40 million women know what they want. Advertisers and marketers who figure out how to reach them with better products and better advertising will win big bucks, in my opinion. Read the article at: http://publications.mediapost.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Articles.san&s=73467&Nid=38372&p=243987

I also think this group of people is our nation's greatest untapped resource. We're well educated, can multitask and have the value of experience. Women own one third of businesses. We are ready for more success.